R. Obias Jr., R.N.

R. Obias Jr., R.N.

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  1. No pain meds in ER??

    People are using this issue on opiates to support the legalization of use of the substance as an over the counter drug.
  2. My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    Your husband does not want you to learn or discover anything that may be related to his present health condition, or personal relationships.
  3. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    doing a straight shift so that a nurse may avoid doing the same complete assessment on the next shift is an incorrect nursing practice, which endanger the life of the patient. assessments are part of a nurse's daily routine and must not be disregarde...
  4. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    this is the new trend on how some new nurses were improperly trained by their schools, they were taught to be lazy and avoid any physical contact with patients. this is also another result of using too much of training dummies while in school so nurs...
  5. What to Do When the Doctor Throws the Nurse Under the Bus by Lying

    right thing to do is to make complete and proper documentation at all times,immediately report to a supervisor, don't wait till morning or try and pass on to next shift. another thing is that I am assuming if you are the attending nurse or not when ...
  6. Hospice Nursing Question

    my comment is a matter of opinion, observation and analysis of the reality in everyday lives, why are we asking all these questions regarding how these hospices perform their duties. a lot of these hospices are what we commercialized, meaning they ta...
  7. Keeping License Active?

    allowing your license to expire or lapse means you are letting go of a large part of your life, that is the ability to help others who are in need of nursing intervention.what you have learned in nursing school will forever be with you as long as you...
  8. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    The proper way to treat the two americans of the ebola virus was to have them remain in the contaminated area in africa, then bring to them the facilities needed for their treatment. If they are to be taken back into the continent of U.S.A., it would...
  9. Pregnant and nursing school?

    Pregnancy during the times when you are in school is a humbling experience. It makes you realize the importance and significance of your actions. You learn to focus on your life and make choices and decisions that will make or break what would come o...
  10. Pregnant and nursing school?

    I have seen classmates in actual classes ,not online classes, who come to class until their actual delivery, if their condition allows it. Meaning there are pregnant students who are well and capable enough to do so, and excel on what they do. The on...
  11. Pulse heard over RUQ & LUQ?

    Is the patient a pregnant female in her second trimester of pregnancy?
  12. Would you accept this call out excuse?

    Pardon me but my comment will based on my own opinion and may or may not be used as an argument for your question. First things first I am not fully aware of your physical condition, considering PE as Pulmonary Embolism, when you were rushed to the ...
  13. Would you accept this call out excuse?

    @malamud 69 - your understanding of a call out shows an abuse of the privilege in making use of the call outs, call outs should also be justified for it will also be affecting the people who will be handling your shifts, that would be disrespecting t...
  14. A&P Instructor Accused Me of Plagiarism

    the only reason that you might have been accused of plagiarism is that , when you lifted the answer from the internet, you probably copied everything from the , or you might have cut and pasted the report on your answers. If professors are wide reade...
  15. My scrub pants are killing me!

    for treatment on the rash between your thighs, try this ointment I used on most of my skin irritation issues, it is a product by the company : FOUGERA / Double Antibiotic Ointment ( Bacitracin Zinc and Polymyxin B Sulfate Ointment USP) , it is a fir...
  16. What is wrong with these kids? (Mystery Diagnosis)

    do not assume or relate the symptoms to a definite medical condition, this will just isolate one of the symptoms that the patient is displaying, but instead, run tests that is applicable to the patient's symptoms and conditions to determine the cure...
  17. Should hospital provide and launder scrubs?

    I would just like to cite one instance that occurred here in our country, an emergency case of a child came into the hospital, nurses and doctors attended to the patient, requested lab tests to determine the patient's condition, without getting the l...
  18. Care planning decreased cardiac output

    ejection fraction more often requires long term medication, as in taking maintenance meds, due to pre existing condition indicated in pt's history, your expected EO for this is to educate patient on his condition, advise on proper taking of maintenan...
  19. What is wrong with these kids? (Mystery Diagnosis)

    we have similar cases but more fatal ones such as the meningococcemia, or check all meningococcal diseases.....
  20. Where are your clinicals?

    if you intend to work in an ltc institution after graduating this school will be good for you, but if you prefer to work in a hospital setting then you better find a school who has their trainingheld in hospitals to give you more proper training and ...
  21. How do I recalculate flow rates for infusions?

    if we are to consider these questions are coming from a nurse on duty, how come you always come up with incorrect drop rates for your patients IV, you might end up doing more damage with IV overload on your patients, next time do the computations pro...
  22. Prioritization question - need help with rationale

    The answer would be D. date of last tetanus shot , rationale is that after cleaning up the wound area , doctor will be ordering the tetanus shots , nail injury does not often need sutures for it would only by a puncture wound not unless the nail hits...
  23. Must-have gadgets for the nursing student

    Hate to spoil your techie needs,but during our times, or from we were from, we only relied on a few critical things and conditions and those are our brain, a constant need for research and knowledge and a healthy, physically fit body. All these contr...
  24. When a patient states "something isnt right..."

    Pain or impending conditions are expressed by patients indifferent forms, others express them directly,some with different emotional reactions, panic, quietness or anything out of the normal routine. So make sure to check out everything and always be...
  25. Wearing Black Scrubs in Pediatric Hospital

    Pardon me but yes,it is definitely gloomy to look at, enter a room of sick patients and they might react by saying "the angel of death has arrived to fetch their souls", quite a creepy , eerie feeling for a patient.